diff --git a/scenes/game_systems.c b/scenes/game_systems.c
index 3d3be6a..7d80425 100644
--- a/scenes/game_systems.c
+++ b/scenes/game_systems.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void floating_particle_system_update(Particle_t* part, void* user_data, float de
 bool check_in_water(const ParticleEmitter_t* emitter, float delta_time);
 
 static const Vector2 GRAVITY = {0, GRAV_ACCEL};
-static const Vector2 UPTHRUST = {0, -GRAV_ACCEL * 1.1};
+static const Vector2 UPTHRUST = {0, -GRAV_ACCEL * 1.15};
 
 static inline unsigned int get_tile_idx(int x, int y, TileGrid_t gridmap)
 {
diff --git a/scenes/player_ent.c b/scenes/player_ent.c
index 47506b2..b3cc7d1 100644
--- a/scenes/player_ent.c
+++ b/scenes/player_ent.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Entity_t* create_player(EntityManager_t* ent_manager)
     CAirTimer_t* p_air = add_component(p_ent, CAIRTIMER_T);
     p_air->max_count = 10;
     p_air->curr_count = 10;
-    p_air->max_ftimer = 1.0f;
+    p_air->max_ftimer = 0.9f;
     p_air->decay_rate = 1.0f;
 
     CSprite_t* p_cspr = add_component(p_ent, CSPRITE_T);